Plans for Sunday, April 2nd Rallies

We believe that the Nazi group, the National Socialist Movement (NSM) will be having their hate rally, tomorrow, Sunday, April 2nd. They have announced they will meet at Sylvester Park, they may not be there. Various groups including Unity in the Community, Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace (OMJP) and others are planning the following response. Our purpose is to make it clear that the Nazis are not welcome in Olympia or any town, that while we resist them we are committed to building a movement against racism and all forms of oppression, and for liberation and equality. We will not permit the Nazis to use the name of Rachel Corrie, a woman committed to fighting anti-Semitism as she worked for Palestinian and human rights.

1. There will be a gathering at Sylvester Park beginning, Sunday, April 2nd at 11:00 A.M. Please bring signs, banners, noisemakers, musical instruments and many friends. We hope to in a non-violent manner put forward our message, concerns and turn their attempted racist rally into one for immigrant rights and for racial, economic and social justice. Let us be creative and challenge them strongly and with dignity.

2. There will be a rally at Heritage Park, Not in our Town, Not in Rachel’s Name, beginning at Noon on Sunday, April 2nd celebrating diversity and equality. There will be music and speakers. This rally will take place whether or not the NSM comes to Olympia.

3. We will have a marching line of people, hopefully 50 or more marching between Sylvester Park and Heritage Park, giving out flyers to passersby and connecting these two rallies. So make some big signs that will put forward our message of equality.

How You Can Help: 1. Show Up tomorrow, tell others! Bring signs, magic markers, poster board, musical instruments, creativity, plan and perform a guerilla theater skit.

2. Help publicize tomorrow’s events. There is a flyer explaining our rally and protest tomorrow and giving derailed information about the events. It can be downloaded from the OMJP web-site, www.omjp.org . You can also pick up a copy of this flyer at Traditions, the Westside or Eastside Coop after 12 P.M. today, Saturday. Pass them out. Make announcements at events you attend. Please send a copy of this email to everyone you know and/or call them.

Hope to see you tomorrow, In solidarity, Peter Bohmer for OMJP

P.S. Don’t forget to set your clock forward 1 hour tomorrow.